Tomas Villalba

Tomas Villalba (9 December 1805-12 July 1886) was President of Uruguay from 15 to 20 February 1865, succeeding Atanasio Aguirre and preceding Venancio Flores. He was a National Party of Uruguay member.

Biography
Tomas Villalba y Albin was born in Dolores, Uruguay on 9 December 1805, and he was a supporter of Manuel Oribe during his youth, fighting for the Blancos during the Uruguayan Civil War. He served as General Accountant of Uruguay from 1855 to 1858 and as Finance Minister from 1860 to 1861, and he was elected to the Senate in 1863. In 1865, as President of the Senate, he served as interim president between Atanasio Aguirre's resignation during the Uruguayan War and Venancio Flores' seizure of power. He died in 1886.